Castrorum Prœfectus Americanus, from 'Courses de Testes et de Bagues Faittes par Roy et par les Princes et Signeurs de sa Cour, en l'annee 1662' (Grand Carrousel)

Charles Perrault|Israel Silvestre|François Chauveau

1662–70 · Etching · Drawings and Prints

Castrorum Prœfectus Americanus, from 'Courses de Testes et de Bagues Faittes par Roy et par les Princes et Signeurs de sa Cour, en l'annee 1662' (Grand Carrousel) — Charles Perrault|Israel Silvestre|François Chauveau

Restrike from a series of 106 plates by Israel Silvestre and François Chauveau, with text by Charles Perrault, published in 1670. The series depicts jousting festivities given by Louis XIV at the Tuileries, June 5, 1662, in which nobles dressed as Persians, Americans, Romans and Turks.

Artist: Charles Perrault|Israel Silvestre|François Chauveau
Date: 1662–70
Medium: Etching
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Georges Blanc, 1960